Sahitya Akademi Awards in Gujarati language have been given away since 1955, looking forwards towards the complete betterment and upliftment of Indian regional languages, composed under the most crème de la crème of literary scenario.
These men, their books, the year and the genres is mentioned as following:
| Year | Author | Year | Author |
| 1955 | Mahadev Desai - Mahadev Bhaini Diary - Memoirs | 1985 | Kundanika Kapadia - Sat Paglan Aakashman - Novel |
| 1956 | Ramnarayan Pathak - Brihat - Pingal - Treatise on prosody | 1986 | Chandrakant T. Sheth - Dhoolmani Paglio - Reminiscences |
| 1958 | Pandit Sukhlal - Darshan ane Chintan - Philosophical essays | 1987 | Sitanshu Yashaschandra - Jatayu - Poetry |
| 1960 | Rasiklal C. Parekh - Sharvilak - Play | 1988 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma - Asooryalok - Novel |
| 1961 | Ram Singhji Rathod - Kachhnun Sanskrit Darshan - Cultural survey | 1989 | Joseph Macwan - Angaliat - Novel |
| 1962 | V.R. Trivedi - Upayana - Critical writings | 1990 | Anil R. Joshi - Statue - Essays |
| 1963 | Rajendra Shah - Shant Kolahal - Poetry | 1991 | Labhshanker Thaker - Tolan Aawaz Ghunghat - Poetry |
| 1964 | Dolarrai R. Mankad - Naivedya - Essays | 1992 | Bholabhai Patel - Devoni Ghati - Travelogue |
| 1965 | Kakasaheb Kalelkar - Jeevan-Vyavastha - Essays | 1993 | Narayan Desai - Agnikundaman Ugelun Gulab - Biography |
| 1967 | Dr. P.B. Pandit - Gujarati Bhashanum Dhwani-Swarup and Dhwani-Parivartan - Linguistic study | 1994 | Ramesh ParekhVitan - Sud Beej - Poetry |
| 1968 | Sundaram (Tribhuvandas P. Luhar) - Avalokana - Literary reviews | 1995 | Varsha M. Adalja - Ansar - Novel |
| 1969 | Swami Anand (Not Accepted) - Kulkathao - Pen-portraits | 1996 | Himanshi Shelat - Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan - Short stories |
| 1970 | Nagindas Parekh - Abhinavano Rasavichar - Literary criticism | 1997 | Ashokpuri Goswami - Kuvo - Novel |
| 1971 | Chandravadan.C. Mehta - Natya Gathariyan - Travelogue | 1998 | Jayant Kothari - Vank-dekham Vivechano - Criticism |
| 1973 | Umashankar Joshi - Kavini Shraddha - Literary criticism | 1999 | Niranjan N. Bhagat - Gujarati Sahiyta-Purvardha Uttarardha - Criticism |
| 1974 | Anantrai M. Raval - Tartamya - Literary criticism | 2000 | Vinesh Antani - Dhundhabhari Khin - Novel |
| 1975 | Manubhai Pancholi `Darshak` - Socrates - Novel | 2001 | Dhiruben Patel - Agantuk - Novel |
| 1976 | N.K. Pandya `Ushanas` - Aswattha - Poetry | 2002 | Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt - Tattvamasi - Novel |
| 1977 | Raghuvir Chaudhari - Uparvas Kathatrayi - Novel | 2003 | Bindu Bhatt - Akhepatar - Novel |
| 1978 | Harindra Dave - Hayati - Poetry | 2004 | Amritlal Vegad - Saundaryani Nadi Narmada - Travelogue |
| 1979 | Jagdish Joshi - Vamal Nan Van - Poetry | 2005 | Suresh Dalal - Akhand Zalar Vage - Poetry |
| 1980 | Jayant Pathak - Anunaya - Poetry | 2006 | Ratilal `Anil` - Ratano Suraj - Essays |
| 1981 | Dr. Harivallabh Bhayani - Rachna ane Samrachna - Criticism | 2007 | Rajendra ShuklaGazal-Samhita (Poetry) |
| 1982 | Priyakant Maniar - Lilero Dhal - Poetry | 2008 | Suman Shah - Fatfatiyun - Short stories |
| 1983 | Dr. Suresh Joshi (Not Accepted) - Chintayami Manasa - ssays | 2009 | Shirish Panchal - Vaat aapanaa vivechan-ni - criticism |
| 1984 | Ramanlal Joshi - Vivechanni Prakriya - Literary criticism |
